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Living in Vining, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Vining comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Clay County Medical Center is the closest ER, 15.1 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Vining, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPrairie Land Electric Coopcooperative utility · 14.8¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Vining’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolClifton-Clyde Unified School District 224Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code66937Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Vining.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vining. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Vining

100% of 29 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Twin ValleyFiber100%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Vining’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vining.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Vining or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Vining kids go to
PK–3Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3in Clifton
4–8Clifton-Clyde Middle Schoolin Clifton
9–12Clifton-Clyde Sr Highin Clyde

Vining is in Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsVining’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereClay County ClerkElections here are run by Clay County (county election office). Most of Vining (72%) votes here; the rest in Washington County (28%). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check myvoteinfo.voteks.org.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Vining is in ZIP code 66937

ZIP codes where Vining residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ViningZIP’s residents in Vining
66937Clifton, KS100%6%
Area code785Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomClay County Medical Center15.1 miles awayGet a library cardClifton Public Library104 E. Parallel · (785) 455-2222

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Vining

Who provides electricity in Vining?

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Vining?

Twin Valley (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Vining?

66937. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Vining in?

Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224.

How do I register to vote in Vining?

In Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Clay County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.